What is This?

[Ken H]

Seen on downside of WCML about 4 miles N or lancaster, I think in Bolton le Sands. Think level crossing nearby.
Its old, but there is a modern small high viz sticker at the top
taken from 1U96 Barrow-Manchester Airport on monday 20th May. Train had come to a dead stop at a signal

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[marks87]

A datu...oh, sorry.

 

[furnessvale]

Seen on downside of WCML about 4 miles N or lancaster, I think in Bolton le Sands. Think level crossing nearby.
Its old, but there is a modern small high viz sticker at the top
taken from 1U96 Barrow-Manchester Airport on monday 20th May. Train had come to a dead stop at a signal

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Remnants of a gradient post? It appears t have a slot near the top.

 

[alxndr]

I can't quite make it out from the photograph, but is the "high viz sticker" a surveyor's reflector target? They're often on a triangular mount and they get stuck all over the place.

As for the post, it could be anything. Mile post, gradient post, even a gate post.

 

[Ken H]

I can't quite make it out from the photograph, but is the "high viz sticker" a surveyor's reflector target? They're often on a triangular mount and they get stuck all over the place.

As for the post, it could be anything. Mile post, gradient post, even a gate post.

It has a lamp bracket facing the rails. Massive heavy duty thing

 

[hooverboy]

Seen on downside of WCML about 4 miles N or lancaster, I think in Bolton le Sands. Think level crossing nearby.
Its old, but there is a modern small high viz sticker at the top
taken from 1U96 Barrow-Manchester Airport on monday 20th May. Train had come to a dead stop at a signal

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looks like an old gradient post to me...or perhaps one of the old mileage posts.

 

[Ken H]

looks like an old gradient post to me...or perhaps one of the old mileage posts.

So the gradient things would fit to the 'lamp bracket' then. Makes sense.

 

[DanDaDriver]

We have some things almost exactly like that on our line that the old boys reliably inform me were the markers for water troughs back in the day.

 

[Elecman]

We have some things almost exactly like that on our line that the old boys reliably inform me were the markers for water troughs back in the day.

I would tend to agree with it being a water trough marker post as Hest Bank troughs woukd have been around that location

 

[Ken H]

I would tend to agree with it being a water trough marker post as Hest Bank troughs woukd have been around that location

I googled 'bolton le sands water troughs' and found this which may be of interest
Its a description of water troughs, with some pictures.
https://www.railwaywondersoftheworld.com/water_troughs.html

 

[edwin_m]

I can't quite make it out from the photograph, but is the "high viz sticker" a surveyor's reflector target? They're often on a triangular mount and they get stuck all over the place.

As for the post, it could be anything. Mile post, gradient post, even a gate post.

Eek - a different kind of datum plate!